Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-03
AMERICANS IN MEXICO.

Nsw YORK htfdu NiiboS'
The senate has before it resolution of
s.rator Butler, of South Carolina, ap-
uniting a committee OF senators to go
Z tbe Mexican border and, if agreeable
he Mexican government, to visit Mex
~ also. to look into reported wrongs suf-
.ared by Americans in that country.
M Romero, the Mexican minister
ave was asked by your correspondent
bov he regarded this resolution, which
os beeu much talked of here. He re-
plied;
$50 far as Mexico is concerned I would
=, Glad that such committee should be
annointed and sent as they will find that
raost of the cases reported in the news
noners of wrongs INFLICTED by Mexicans
~ citizens of the United States are en-
frely groundless. Any intelligent Amer
lean visiting the frontier will certainly
ind many disturbing elements on the
Isft side of tie rio Gsand, which for self
isb motives are anxious to create Difficult
ties between the two republics, and when
these can do nothing else, they busy
themselves with sending to the press of
The United States utterly ungrounded or
greatly exaggerated reports of disturb
anees of wrongs suffered by citizens of
this country"
Mr.. Romero added that whenever he
saw such reports he always called on his
government for an investigation of the
1 facts. because such rumors were either
true or not. If they were true, the Mexican
] government ought to yindicate its own
/ laws by Furnishing any violation of them
committed in Mexico, and if they were
not true the report ought to be exposed.
THE Herald" he said, has kindly pub
/ lished the results of some of the investi-
i cations | have thus caused to be made,
and | offer you here some others, which,
for the sake of mutual good understand
ing between the people of the two repub
! lies, should be glad to see laid before
! the American public"
He then gave your correspondent the
/ following statements:
i On September 3, dispatch from LGre-
do reported the complaint of one l.. G..
4 Schilling, German, but claiming to be
4 an American citizen, that he had been
. arrested, robbed of his property, and
| shot: that his complaint of ill-treatment
had been disregarded by the Mexican
authorities, and that he was finally releas-
ed through the action of the German CON
sui.
ION reference of the telegraphic state
ment TO the governor of Coahuila | re-
ceiyed," said Mr.. Romero, ga letter from
the governor, from which it appears that
Schilling is German subject, and rot a
citizen of the United States, as he alleged;
that he was arrested at Piedras Negras at
the request of the United States author
tiles, who prosecuted him for the crime
of assault and battery with intent to kill,
which he committed at Pecos, state Of
Texas. The demand for his extradition
having been presented to the judge of
Rio Grande, it was complied with in ac-
cOrdance with the provisions of the extra
dition treaty at present in force between
the two countries that Schilling was not
delivered to the United States authorities
till the court gave its final decision.
During Schilling's imprisonment the
jailer ordered that $31 in Mexican silver,
IS in American silver, a silver watch and
buzch of keys and papers found on
Schilling's person should be deposited in
the hands of Mr.. Francisco A. Gou zales.
Two metal rings were returned 10 the
prisoner, and the two pistols he had also
cided by the court.
"SchilliHg having applied to the Rio
Grande court for the return of his prop
erty, the judge instituted judicial pro-
ceeding against the jailer of Piedras Ne
gras in order to ascertain the whereabouts
OF said property, but, there being no
proofs against the iailer, the case was dis
missed. Schilling, not being satisfied
with this decision, applied to the politi-
cal authorities on the third of last July.
short time after Schilling was delivered
to the United States authorities ne re-
turned to Piedras Negras as a fugitive
from the United States for the purpose of
Tegenging himself on the policeman, An
tonic Ramon, who arrested him first and
delivered him to the United Stated au-
thorities.
"Schilling, on being arrested second
time, offered some resistance with pis-
t0l to the policeman, who took out his
and fired three shots at Schilling, one OF
which wounded him slightly in the left
arm The court then commenced pro.
ceedings against the policeman, Antonio
Ramon. Schilling petitioned the court
to set him at liberty to cure his wound,
~ NS0b having b0tA COili pilSQ
with ne left the prison, and managed to
escape soon after. The best proof that
nehilllng's charges are ungrounded is
mat the United States consul to whom he
says ne frequently applied, did not take
any steps IN the matter before the Mexi-
can authorities on his behalf 1t is be-
sides stated that Schilling suffers from
mental alteration, which unsettles his
mind entirely, and the Mexican authori-
ues ala all they could to protect him.
Vn the 9th of last September tele-
gram from Austin, Texas, reported that
great wrong had been done in Lower
lailfornla upon two Americans Wood
ties.
communicated the charges made in
te'au to my government" said Mr.
.'oNiero' asking it to investigate, and
sae inquiry showed that Wood and Gas
aeN ned been arrested, and are now be
ng tired because they are accused of the
-'lIaer OF Hanson, and of the conceal
Leu. Oh his property; that, as the case
lures ne'Presence of several witnesses
.siulhg at great distance from each
SSsuel' the Mexican government had or
80 mat the necessary expenses should
" betrayed ont of the federal treasury,
d.